12-15-2021, 02:24 AM
(12-11-2021, 06:04 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Tell me you're steeped in the alt-right wing nut bullshit without telling me you're steeped in it.
I don't disagree that the "beta male" statement was in line with this reply. I will also say that there has been a surprisingly low level of condemnation for Cuomo and Lemon on this board. Of the two Cuomo is easily the most egregious, his conduct is by far more reprehensible than even O' Reilly, whom I loathe. Lemon is clearly a hypocrite, his fracturing of journalistic integrity in the Smollet case being, IMO, the most damaging, but whether his actions rise to the level of Ailes or O' Reilly remains to be seen. In any event, no effort should be expended downplaying the misdeeds of either of them simply because they aren't on Fox. Don't even get me started on the homophobic, lying bigot that is Joy Reid, who completely escaped condemnation for her reprehensible behavior.
(12-11-2021, 08:09 PM)hollodero Wrote: That seems reasonable. I figure what one might miss when not watching this three very much not excellent news networks is how people got quite so polarized and radical. Barring few exceptions, these networks (maybe CNN not quite that much) thrive for stirring up controversy and handing out partisan talking points - with massive spins and distortions on all sides, in FOX's case also with deliberate misinformation and outright lies.
But sure, it's different for me as a foreigner trying to get a grip on how certain things are even possible, how a country full of sophisticated people can have such a dumbed down, primitive and hostile political discourse over everything. These networks are quite defining for that state of affairs, I would assume, that's why they spark my interest.
I would have, easily, labeled Fox the most partisan news organization in the past. Maybe they still are. But CNN and MSNBS have certainly strove to give them a run for their money of late. I definitely don't think the direct comparisons are as dismissible as they once where, not even close.
